To establish that using a firearm in self defense or to defend one’s home or property under the 2006 law repealing a legal “duty to retreat” in such situations is not considered illegal “brandishing,” which means to display or wave a firearm in a menacing or threatening manner. Also, to revise the brandishing law to require the behavior to be “willful” in order to warrant criminal prosecution.   Official Text and Analysis.

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

To establish that using a firearm in self defense or to defend one’s home or property under the 2006 law repealing a legal “duty to retreat” in such situations is not considered illegal “brandishing,” which means to display or wave a firearm in a menacing or threatening manner. Also, to revise the brandishing law to require the behavior to be “willful” in order to warrant criminal prosecution. House Bill 4161 clarifies the definition of brandishing.

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4261, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4261 would to ban "open carry" (versus concealed carry) of firearms in "gun free zones" specified in the state concealed pistol license law, and add public libraries to that list.